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The Knife Thrower

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The Knife Thrower
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1947
TypePaper collage
LocationMenil Collection,Houston

The Knife Thrower(French:Le Lanceur De Couteaux) is a paper cut byHenri Matissefrom 1947. It is fromJazz,1947.It is held in theMenil Collection,inHouston.

History

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Tériade,a noted20th-century artpublisher,arranged to have Matisse's cutouts rendered as pochoir (stencil) prints.The Knife Throwerwas a popular print fromHenri Matisse'sJazzportfolio ofpochoirprints.

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